08:02AM EST - A: It depends on our partners as to where the Windows Phone fits in the ecosystem. We want to help OEMs in picking the parts that hit their price points, especially in the fast growing markets.

08:01AM EST - Q: In Africa a $50 android phone has been released from a reference design. Do you have a target like this?

08:00AM EST - A: The update mentioned will be available for Windows RT and Windows 8.1

07:59AM EST - A: We aim to work with developers to reduce their hardware development costs. Of course we like to aim to make them all Windows Phones, but partners will announce phones when they are ready. We are building that ecosystem for Windows Phone.

07:58AM EST - Q: Do you expect many OEMs to offer the same hardware offering both Android versions and Windows Phone?

07:56AM EST - A: We work well with multiple OEMS who have multiple platforms and we look forward to an increasing relationship with Nokia in the future

07:55AM EST - Answer from Joe (paraphrased): Our common experience on multiple platforms should help users decided that there is a common interface and user experience across many devices: tablets, smartphones, PCs and consoles. While user investment in apps and a device is important, the Windows ecosystem is designed to tackle all segments and is always improving, such that an update at one end of the system can filter down to everything else.

07:54AM EST - Question from Ian: A lot of individuals are invested into the iPhone and Android ecosystems including money in apps and so forth. What are Microsoft doing to draw people over?

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Live blog experience is horrible for anything but reading at the top.Even now while writing this comment I had to scroll down a number of times - comment box keeps going down as new content comes at the top! (facepalm).When trying to catch up with real time posts the content would constantly scroll forcing me to loose track of what I was reading :/

Please try these basic scenarios yourself as this is unacceptable.Reply

There have been several iterations of the liveblog, and this was considered the best. Auto-refresh is nice (although you seem to disagree) and current at the top is also good (which you dislike). What would you prefer?

There generally aren't a lot of comments on the liveblogs. It's just an information dump you follow along with.Reply

I'd suggest top is first post, scrolling down, with a button at the top to "jump to live" to bring the page to the bottom and auto-refresh, and a button to "pause updates" moving along with the new posts and staying in view (locked visible position).Reply

I always read them after said event is over. That way I get it all at once; I realize it defeats the purpose but I like the news, even if it's not in the greatest form factor.

Also, one guy asked, "What if Nokia made a Windows Phone?"Uhhh... Hrmmm... Like a full windows 8.1 phone (awesome)? Or like he's very oblivious?Or was it misspoken? Maybe a typo? Any guesses anyone?Reply